A yellow school bus packed with community leaders, volunteers and golden trophies rolled through Collier County Monday ...
Fourth-grader Mary Gruelich was mesmerized by the brightly-colored race flags she and her classmates were waving in the foyer of Fortville Elementary School last week.
When Mississippi reformed its reading curriculum in 2013, scores for the state’s elementary school students soared. Inspired by the “Mississippi miracle,” other Southern states followed suit. But the ...
The Lyda Hill-backed initiative removes financial barriers and connects classroom lessons with hands-on science experiences.
The “Mississippi Miracle” has been cited by governors, researchers, and education policy wonks across the country. North Carolina may be next, Andrew Dunn says.
When Mississippi reformed its reading curriculum in 2013, scores for the state’s elementary school students soared. Inspired by the “Mississippi miracle,” other Southern states followed suit. But the ...
It began in fourth grade with a teacher by the name of Jan Smalling. She was the sort of teacher who only exists in books most of the time. She took us ...
Mississippi fourth graders’ average math scores on the 2024 National Assessment of Educational Progress were higher than ...
Georgia House Speaker Jon Burns, R-Newington, credited his wife, Dayle Burns, a former teacher and elementary school ...
Red states like Mississippi and Louisiana have been praised for education gains but the clearest path to improving student achievement draws lessons from both sides of the aisle.
In her State of the State Address, Gov. Gretch Whitmer led with education as a key initiative for 2026 and beyond.